Li Ziran quietly looked at the girl before him. Her skin and beauty were still so familiar. After two months, the shell he had crafted with his own hands remained exactly as it had been, unchanged in the slightest.
This shell could be considered his proudest work at the time. It contained a full set of Magic Organs, yet now he found it utterly unappealing.
In his eyes, it was merely a body stitched together from the organs of several living creatures. Though it possessed certain elemental attributes, they were too fragmented and failed to form a whole.
It lacked the unique depth inherent to the shell itself.
Now, it was delicious.
A top-tier Elemental Embryo was at least unified as a whole. From spore division to the embryo's formation, every element was coordinated under a single command.
As though it had been baked from the same furnace.
But Anfuni's had not. It was far too... rigid.
While Li Ziran examined Anfuni, Anfuni was examining him as well.
Her face was filled with confusion. Although the shell of the man before her had not changed much, his expression and mannerisms were completely unlike before. He seemed to have gained a measure of confidence.
She had once admired Li Ziran's skills, but he had always given people a timid impression, as if he had been afraid of this unfamiliar world. But that feeling was gone now. He seemed to be enjoying himself.
What exactly had he experienced over these past two months?
Her gaze swept across the operating room. Its furnishings were much as she had expected, except for one additional object that resembled a coconut.
It looked like an alchemical device. It was humming and vibrating, while familiar Thumb Bottles lay scattered in the corners. Yet she had no idea